Was it a ‘Mafia Hit’ on The Brookster?

Adam Brooks went on a trip to Queensland. It’s not unknown for someone who’s been going full steam in an election campaign to want to take a break. Furthermore, as a ‘new member’ he had no residual political duties, and with the close count there were weeks to fill in before a government would be sworn in.

Then bam. A police raid turns up an illegal firearm, fake IDs and explosives, and suddenly the ‘beleagured’ member for Braddon has no future other than endless scandal. As we now know, he ‘fell on his sword’ and advised the Premier of his intent to resign, barely 4 hours after the distribution of preferences confirmed his re-election.

I put it to you that this was no political hara kiri. This was a wet job, by the mob. It’s not as if – say, Sue Hickey being cement-shoed into the East River quite recently – that we have no precedents here.

In their statement of the arrest, Queensland Police said:

Information provided to police last week resulted in the execution of a search warrant on a Marine Parade address in Redcliffe on Wednesday night where it will be alleged a handgun and false driver’s licences were seized. (our emphasis)

The 45-year-old man has been charged with one count each of unlawful possession of Category H weapon, unauthorised possession of explosives and dealing with identity documents.

So we’re pretty curious to know what information was provided to police, and what they expected to find. Clearly they had very good information.

And they received this magically precise intel in the week after the election. Funny timing: just as the Liberal Party needed to cut him loose. The numbers are in, faithful Felix Ellis is all set to win a recount, and the growing cloud over never-much-chop-in-the-House-anyway Brooks could be blasted from the horizon.

Then this week the new Gutwein cabinet was announced pretty much at the same time that Brooks had his court appearance, which booted the hearing into next month. Brooks said he is defending the charges. Oh, then the Premier revealed in answer to a journalist’s question, also this week, that they just happened to call Brooks on that fateful Thursday night:

“My office and the [Liberal Party] state director had reached out to Adam Brooks on the Thursday night, obviously we needed to speak to him in regards to Friday,” Mr Gutwein said.

These are remarkable coincidences. Wonderful coincidences. Free range grass fed coincidences. Coincidences so sparkling they collectively form a delightful chandelier radiating light from the butt of power politics in Tasmania and a certain political elite.

Kaboom!

Not many people knew Brooks was there. So if it wasn’t a shadowy Liberal figures tipping off Queensland police to whack Brooks politically, after they’d happily taken his money and vote-getting act of Boof the boofiest bogan that ever boged, then it musta been Pinocchio with a bazooka.

Some hunters like to carry a handgun if they drop their rifle. And they like to let off a few bungas and blow up a few rivers for fish. So let’s say Adam Brooks – he of allegedly loose firearms habits and already charged with same in Tasmania – was that kind of guy and had had the handgun for at least a while. His habits would be well known. By his maaates.

Maybe he fancied a bit of pig hunting in Queensland. Was he organising a trip? Who knew about it? Who was close enough to him to know all about it, and spill it to the (Sunshine) coast carabinieri?

Get out of Tas Brooksy. Go hunting mate. Clear your head. Give the family some space to deal with this. The pantera negra has your back; he was shilling for you earlier this week mate. The don. He love you like a brother mate. *cheek kiss*

Brooks lands in Queensland and … whack! One slug behind the ear and one in the chest. He’s out of the game. Better send a meat a truck. Soon he’ll be sleepin’ in the ditches with the snitches.

Porca miseria. We fancy we’d like the opportunity to ask Papi_G all about it.

And Urban Dictionary says…

Alan Whykes is Chief Editor of Tasmanian Times.